PC Gamer - UK (2022-01)

TOTAL

£1,438

MID-RANGE

BUILD

Our recommended build for

playing the latestgames

Ballistix 16GBDDR4 (2x8GB)

Crucial £75

With plenty of capacity at 16GB, this

unembellished memory has everything you

need for gaming and more.

Wraith Spire

AMD Free with the CPU

We love a freebie, especially one as capable

as the cooler includ ed with the 3600X.

This’ll keepyour machine runningsmoothly.

B450 Tomahawk Max

MSI £120

A reliable platform for your build, the

Tomahawk Max also comes in black to

complement any style.

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Ed.

Nvidia£369

The RTX 3060 Ti is a little overkill but

we’re willing to make sacrifices elsewhere

to make it work.

S70 1TB

Addlink £70

Building on a budget doesn’t mean

sacrificing speed – the Addlink S70 proves

you can indeed have both.

CX650M

Corsair £93

The heart of your gaming PC is your PSU,

and this 650W Corsair promises to keep your

rig tickingnicely.

Eclipse P400S TG

Phanteks£70

AnATX case is all you need for this build. We

like this one because it’s simple, functional,

and really nice to look at.

WDBlue1TB 7200rpm

Western Digital £37

Just like in the budget build, this HDD isn’t

strictly necessary, but for a pretty low price

it’s nice to have plenty of extra space.

AOC G2590FX

AOC £173

Everythinga PC gamer could want: Full HD,

144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, AMD

FreeSyncand Nvidia G-Sync compatible.

Blackshark V2

Razer £94

The Blackshark V2 offers up some killer

audio quality to rival the greats. And at a

reasonable price too.

Ryzen 5 3600X

AMD £198

This CPU is one of the greats, and uses the

Zen 2 architecture to dominate in gaming

and productivity.

Alloy FPS

HyperX£80

As the name suggests, this keyboard is built

like an absolute tank, with a steel frame and

Cherry MX switches.

Model O-

Glorious£59

Lightweight and responsive, the Model O-

has made a name for itself amongstreamers

and pros thanks to its clever design.

MOTHERBOARD

PROCESSOR

GRAPHICSCARD

COOLER

MEMORY

POWERSUPPLY

SSD

HDD

CASE

DISPLAY

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

HEADSET

HARDWARE

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